- Benzoxazinone-containing 3,5-dimethylisoxazole derivatives as BET bromodomain inhibitors for treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer
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The bromodomain and extra-terminal proteins (BET) have emerged as promising therapeutic targets for the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). We report the design, synthesis and evaluation of a new series of benzoxazinone-containing 3,5-dimethylisoxazole derivatives as selective BET inhibitors. One of the new compounds, (R)-12 (Y02234), binds to BRD4(1) with a Kd value of 110 nM and blocks bromodomain and acetyl lysine interactions with an IC50 value of 100 nM. It also exhibits selectivity for BET over non-BET bromodomain proteins and demonstrates reasonable anti-proliferation and colony formation inhibition effect in prostate cancer cell lines such as 22Rv1 and C4-2B. The BRD4 inhibitor (R)-12 also significantly suppresses the expression of ERG, Myc and AR target gene PSA at the mRNA level in prostate cancer cells. Treatment with (R)-12 significantly suppresses the tumor growth of prostate cancer (TGI = 70%) in a 22Rv1-derived xenograft model. These data suggest that compound (R)-12 is a promising lead compound for the development of a new class of therapeutics for the treatment of CRPC.
- Xue, Xiaoqian,Zhang, Yan,Wang, Chao,Zhang, Maofeng,Xiang, Qiuping,Wang, Junjian,Wang, Anhui,Li, Chenchang,Zhang, Cheng,Zou, Lingjiao,Wang, Rui,Wu, Shuang,Lu, Yongzhi,Chen, Hongwu,Ding, Ke,Li, Guohui,Xu, Yong
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p. 542 - 559
(2018/05/24)
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- Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Azlactones by a Chiral N, N-Dimethyl-4-aminopyridine Derivative Containing a 1,1′-Binaphthyl Unit: Importance of Amide Groups
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A dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) of azlactones in the presence of benzoic acid and a binaphthyl-based N,N-4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) derivative 1i having two amide groups at the 3,3′-positions of a binaphthyl unit is developed. The reaction proceeded smoothly with a wide range of azlactones to provide α-amino acid derivatives with good to high enantiomeric ratios (er's). A multigram-scale reaction (2.5 g) for the DKR of azlactone 2d was also demonstrated, and the resulting product was converted to unnatural α-amino acid 6d′.
- Mandai, Hiroki,Hongo, Kohei,Fujiwara, Takuma,Fujii, Kazuki,Mitsudo, Koichi,Suga, Seiji
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p. 4811 - 4814
(2018/08/24)
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- Anthranilic acid based CCK1 receptor antagonists: Preliminary investigation on their second "touch point"
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In this phase of structure-affinity relationship study of VL-0395, a new anthranilic acid based CCK1 selective antagonist, we propose a series of unnatural aminoacidic derivatives. The result of this work is the identification of a new CCK ligand, which possesses an affinity (IC50 = 35 nm) one order of magnitude greater than the lead and, as a general rule, it points out how the hypothesized receptorial pocket which accommodates the Phe residue allows much more structural modification than that interacting with the N-terminal group. Hence, the modification of the C-terminal pharmacophoric group of our lead VL-0395 can not only enhance the affinity of anthranilic acid derivatives but can modulate the selectivity for one CCK receptor subtype or afford mixed antagonists.
- Varnavas, Antonio,Lassiani, Lucia,Valenta, Valentina,Mennuni, Laura,Makovec, Francesco,Hadjipavlou-Litina, Dimitra
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p. 563 - 581
(2007/10/03)
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